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Mark Montgomery
Current position
TitleHead coach
Biographical details
Born (1966-04-30) April 30, 1966 (age 58)
Alma materEastern Kentucky University
Georgetown College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Model Laboratory School
1995–1999Lafayette High School
2000Kentucky (asst.)
2001–2002Georgetown College
2003–2010Centenary
2011–2012Northern Colorado
2013–2019Louisiana Tech
2020–2023Maryland
Head coaching record
Overall654–561 (.538)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2× MSC tournament (2001, 2002)
  • MSC regular season (2002)
  • 2× Mid-Con tournament (2004, 2005)
  • C-USA regular season (2019)
  • 2× C-USA tournament (2017, 2019)
  • 2× C-USA West Division (2017, 2019)
Awards
  • NFCA Mideast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2019)
  • MSC Coach of the Year (2002)
  • Kentucky High School Softball Hall of Fame (2004)
  • PCSC Mountain Division Coach of the Year (2011)
  • C-USA SAAC Coaches Choice Award (2014)
  • LSWA Louisiana Coach of the Year (2017)
  • C-USA Coach of the Year (2019)

Mark Montgomery (born April 30, 1966) is a former college softball head coach who most recently served as the head coach at Maryland.

Coaching career

Louisiana Tech

On September 24, 2012, Montgomery was announced as the new head coach of the Louisiana Tech softball program.

Maryland

On September 9, 2019, Montgomery was named the new head coach of the Maryland Terrapins softball program. On July 27, 2023, Montgomery resigned as head coach citing personal reasons. In four seasons at Maryland he led the Terrapins to a 98–78 record.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Georgetown Tigers (Mid-South Conference) (2001–2002)
2001 Georgetown College 36–15 NAIA Regional
2002 Georgetown College 36–16 20–5 1st NAIA Regional
Georgetown College: 72–31 (.699) 20–5 (.800)
Centenary Ladies (Mid-Continent Conference/The Summit League) (2003–2010)
2003 Centenary 20–35
2004 Centenary 36–28 16–8 2nd NCAA Regional
2005 Centenary 31–28 11–9 3rd NCAA Regional
2006 Centenary 31–25 13–9 2nd
2007 Centenary 22–27 6–6 T–4th
2008 Centenary 34–26 17–7 2nd
2009 Centenary 32–23 13–9 3rd
2010 Centenary 10–34 4–19 9th
Centenary: 216–226 (.489) 80–67 (.544)
Northern Colorado Bears (Pacific Coast Softball Conference) (2011–2012)
2011 Northern Colorado 17–35 13–7 2nd (Mountain)
2012 Northern Colorado 25–28 10–10 T–2nd (Mountain)
Northern Colorado: 42–63 (.400) 23–17 (.575)
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (Western Athletic Conference) (2013)
2013 Louisiana Tech 27–26 11–10 3rd
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (Conference USA) (2014–2019)
2014 Louisiana Tech 19–33 7–16 12th
2015 Louisiana Tech 31–19 12–9 3rd (West)
2016 Louisiana Tech 32–22 12–9 3rd (West)
2017 Louisiana Tech 38–24 16–8 1st (West) NCAA Regional
2018 Louisiana Tech 34–23 15–9 2nd (West)
2019 Louisiana Tech 45–16 19–5 T–1st (West) NCAA Regional
Louisiana Tech: 226–163 (.581) 92–66 (.582)
Maryland Terrapins (Big Ten Conference) (2020–2023)
2020 Maryland 12–11 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Maryland 19–25 19–25 T-10th
2022 Maryland 29–23 14–8 T-4th
2023 Maryland 38–19 11–11 T-7th NISC Final Four
Maryland: 98–78 (.557) 44–44 (.500)
Total: 654–561 (.538)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "Mark Montgomery". UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. "Montgomery Hired as LA Tech Softball Coach". LATechSports.com. Louisiana Tech University. 24 September 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. "Montgomery Named Maryland Softball Head Coach". umterps.com. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. "Maryland softball coach Mark Montgomery resigns, citing personal reasons". The Baltimore Sun. July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

External links

Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters head softball coaches

# denotes interim head coach

Maryland Terrapins head softball coaches
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